Safety car control.



W. V. TURNER.

SAFETY CAR CONTROL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.24. l9l6.

1,273,104. Patented July 16,1918.

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WALTER V. TURNER, OF WILKINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE WESTING- HOUSE AIR BRAKE COMPANY, OF PENNSYLVANIA.

OF WILMERDING, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION SAFETY CAR CONTROL.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WALTER V. TURNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVilkinslourg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Safety Car Controls, of which the foll wing is a specifi cation. i j

This invention relates to a safety car control equipment, and. more particularlyto an, equipment in which. the brakes are automatically applied when the operator removes I and in going down grades,'and in such cases, 25

it is fully as important from a safety stand-. point that the brakes be applied when the controller handle is released, asin other cases, in order to avoid accident 1 One object of my inventi n is therefore" to provide a safety car control equipment in which the brakes are applied when the hand is removed from the controller handle inany position of the handle.

, has'also been proposed 'to employ the so-called straight air emergency brake equipmentin which the brakes are normally applied in service by straight'air and in emergency by the an emergency valve device.

It will be evident that been applied be necessary if as miee have ofthecar or train has previously been accomplished.

Another object of my invention is thererelease of the controller handle.

lnithe accompanying draw ng,'the single f gure is a diagrammatic view of a safety Specification of Letters Patent.

tomatic action of an by Stlitlgllt air it will not p to have the automatic einer gency valve device act-upon release of the controller handle, since the desired 7 braking piston 37 having one side open straight airpipeQ'and to the pressure of. a'spring38' and having the oppositeiside normally subject to fluid pressure supplied from Patented July16, 1918.

7 Application filed August 24, 1916. Serial No. 116,628.

car control equipment embodying my invention. As shown in the drawing, the equipment may comprise an emergency valve device 1 having a piston chamber 2 connected to emergency brake pipe 3 and containing pis ton l and a valve ohamber 5 connected by pipe 6 to a supply reservoir? and containalslide valve '8 adapted to be operated by piston 4. v

Normally, a straight air pipe 9, leading to brake valve 10, is connected through passagell, cavity 12, passage to brake cylinder 15 for controlling the brakes by straight air. 7

For effecting an automatic application of the brakes upon release of the controller handle, the controller 16 is provided with a pivoted controller handle 17 having an arm 18 connected to a stem 19 which is subject to the pressure of a spring'20 acting to throw the stem outwardly.

The stem 19 s adapted to act on one arm of a rocker lever 21, the other arm being in engagement with a normally closed pilot valve 22.

' Leading'to the pilot valve 22 is a pipe 23- through a passage valve device 1' with one When the pilot valve 22is op'enodyfluid may be vented through apioe 30 to piston chamber 31containing a piston" 32, the niovejmentof which is adapted to'open the'circuit breaken controlling the 'current on the'cartf Forthis purpose, the piston 32 may be ro'v'ided with a stem 33'adapted to'engago the switch lever 34-of a circuit breaker 35.

In order to prevent anautomatic application of the brakes when the handis' released from the controllerhandlaand the brakes are applied by straightair, a casing 36 is interposed in the pipe23 conta ining a'valve to the the reservoir 7 through passage 26, a small port 4:1 in the relay valve 25,

passage 24,

13, and pipe 14 andpipe 23. When there is no fluid in the move his hand from the controller handle,

the spring forces the stem 19 against the rocker lever 21 and operates same to open the pilot valve 22. p

Fluid under pressure on the spring side of the relay valve 25 is then vented to pipe and, piston chamber 31, so that piston 32 is operated to effect the opening of the circuit breaker 3.5. When the piston 32 passes beyond a port 39, fluid is vented from pipe 30 t the atmosphere and. the relay valve 25 is then operated by fluid pressure in piss ton chamber 2 so as to open communication from said piston chamber to the atmosphere, The emergency piston 4 then operates the slide valve 8, andpassage 13 is uncovered, thus permitting fluid to flow from valve chamber 5 to the brake cylinder to-eflect an automatic application of the brakes,

The controller handle is constructed so as. to open the pilot. valve 22 upon release of the controllerhandle in any position of the handle, including the off position, so that an automati emergencv application ofthe brakes Will be obtained if the motorman becomes incapacitated with the controller 1 handle in off position, as. may be the case When coasting or on grades with the power shut ofi.

v If however a strai ht air aaolicationof' 7 7 D l V the brakes is made, the pressure of'fluid in the straight air pipe 9 in additionto the pressure of spring 38 acts on valve piston 37 and shifts same to, its outer sea t,in which communication is closed through pipe 23.

It Will therefore be evident that so long as a straight air application of the brakes is maintained, the emergency valve device Will of thehand In order to prevent the possible movement of the piston 32, to open the circuit breaker,-

by fluid under pressure in pipe 23, in case the. controller handle is released When a straight air application of the brakes has been made, a leakage groove 40 maybe providedj around the piston32 Whichis open in Q ri s at thi rat i may be bt ined for the normal release position of the piston.

This leakage groove 40 is of suflic-ient ca-- pacity, so that if the pilot valve 22 is opened upon release of the controller handle, the

fluid in pipe 23' can escape fast enough to prevent movement of the piston, the valvepiston 7 being ea ed o l se ommunication through the pipe 23. from the emergency alvedwiee V v I combination with a controller. handle, of

automatic. means operated upon a reduction in fluid pressure for effecting an application of the brakes, a valve operated upon release of the controller handle for venting fluid from said means, means for effecting a straight air application of the brakes, and a valve controlling communication through which fluid is vented frem said automatic means and operated upon a straight air application of the brakes for closing said communication. I v

2. In a safety car control equipment, the combinationvvith a controller handle and a valve operated'upon release ofthe controller handle for automatically effecting an application of the brakes, of a valve mechanism for controlling the brakes by straight air and a valve piston operated bv fluid supplied in a. straight air applicationcof the brakes for cutting offcommunication to said valve.

3.,In a safetv car control equipment, the cenibinationvvith an emergency valve device forefl'ecting an application of the brakes, a controller handle, and means operated upon release-of the controller handle for venting fluid from said emergency valve device to operate same, of means for effecting fluid fronr said emergency valve device.

to operate same, of means for effecting a straight air application of the brakes anda-valve viston normallv opening communication for venting fluid from sa d emergency valve devlce and operated by fluid supplied togefi'ect astraight air application of the brakes for closing said communication.

5. In a safety car control equipment, the combination with an emergency valve-device and a controller handle adapted upon release for venting fluid from said emergency valve 7 device to. eii'ect an application of the, brakes, of a piston operated by fluid vented: from said emergency valve, device for operat ng a circuit breaker, said piston having a-leakagegroove for permitting escape of fluid around the piston.

vIn testimony whereof I have hereunto W LTE V v. URNE H my hand.

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